The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05

Two lengthy wrought-iron bridges were COM
pleted yesterday on the l., B. & W., Peoria di-
vision, at the points where the road crosses the
Vermillion river.
F. o. Robinson. lately with Manager Scott, of
the l., p g. c. railway, has resumed his former
position as chief clerk in the Lake Erie & West
ern shops at Peru
O. P. McCarty, assistant general passenger
agent of the Union Pacific road, and who is we'll
known in Indianapolis, was last week thrown
from his buggy and seriously injured.
The local freight agents will meet this after
noon to take some action through which more
uniformity in local rates TO several points
their respective lines may be established.
The Indianapolis & Vincennes road in the
month of March brought into Indianapolis 900
carloads of coal. which was 800 cars more than
was brought in the corresponding month OF 1886.
G. w. Deihert has been appointed general
foreman of the car department. of the Indian
apolis and Michigan City division of the Lake
Erie & Western railway, with headquarters at
Peru.
The old buildings on the square Of ground on
East Washington street owned by the Pennsyl-
vania Company have all been torn down and the
ground graded, preparatory to covering it with
railroad tracks.
j. Hewstt, late master mechanic, and Thomas
Anderson, general foreman of the l., T. q c.,
later the Lake Erie q Western railway, take
service with the Wabash railway with head
quarters at Butler.
The L., n. A 6 G. people are not pleased that
the l., b. q w. is given differential rate on
business between Indianapolis and Chicago, ard
will, at the next meeting of the Central Traffic
Association, bring the matter up for readjust-
ment.
The Corbin syndicate. it is stated, should they
secure control of the Cleveland e. Canton road.
will extend it to GAINESVILLE, O., and there, by
means of the Columbus & Eastern road make
q connection with the Indiana, Bloomington &
Western.
Through an arrangement affected between the
Lake Erie q Western officials and Dr. North,
chief surgeon of the Wabash. st. Louis & Pa
ciflc Railway Hospital. at Peru, the men will
receive the same accommodations and service as
heretofore.s
1t stated that the employees on the c.. l., ST.
L. & G. road own 5000. 600 worth of the stock of
the company. and are taking hold of the new is
sue freely. One engineer is said to hold So 600
worth of the stock and another 81, 900 worth, at
its present quotation.
But three roads running into Indianapolis now
pay dividends, but it is stated that the list will
be increased to six before the present year clos
es if the earnings of the roads continue as large
as for year and half past. These roads are
the Bee line proper, the G., St L. & P. and the
j., NJ. 6 l.
In tho month of March there were received
and forwarded at Indianapolis over the fifteen
roads a total of 100, GAG cars, of which number
| 81, 126 were loaded cars. The corresponding
| month In 1886 there were handled at this point
| 70. CSC loaded increase in the number han
| died this year, .437 loaded cars.
The general managers of two of the Indianap-
| oils roads where commissions to agents have
been shut off by the action of the Central Traffic
| Association have sent the proper officials out
| along the respective lines, with instructions to
| ascertain, what amount of money said agents
have been receiving in the way of commissions,
| with view it is stated of advancing their sala-
ries to . sum which will in part make up the
loss.
| Both ahe general freight agent of the Lake
| Erie d. Western road and shippers at several
| points I'm their line are in dilemma. Parties
from Itpton and from Noblesvile were in the
| city yesterday to talk matters over with Gen
| eral ANAt Lynn. These parties have freights
| to forward, but unable to get rates. Under
the rulos of the Central Traffic Association or the
action ct its executive committee, Noblesville
and Tiston take So per cent of tho Chicago
rate to tine seaboard. while Indianapolis takes
SO per cent of the Chicago rate If the Lake
Erie g. Western road takes the 90 per cent on
NoDlesvle and Upton as a basis for its rates,
they mHst cease to do business to the seaboard
out of Indianapolis. This they dislike to do,
and as she matter now stands the freight of the
Noblesvllle and Upton shippers must stand in
the carp at those points until some action is
| taken in the matter by the executive commit tee
| of the Clntral Traffic Association.